Unwired talk and tunes
By Edvarcl Heng, CNET Asia
22/06/2006

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Edvarcl Heng usually writes about things both mobile and fun.

Bluetooth streaming in stereo is all the rage. A colleague just came back from Taiwan with a pair he proudly brandished before my monitor as the latest in wireless audio perfection; he now whistles along with The Eagles streamed from his laptop. Gawd.

	She likes it.

Link the Plantronics Pulsar 590A with an iPod via a Bluetooth dongle and you can hum to yourself. But it doesn't just play music. With a telescopic microphone, it's a headset as well. Pair it with your desktop and your Skype pals can enjoy your out-of-tune buzzing. Look, she's enjoying it. Well, it's either that or she's tone deaf.

Tech specs:

• Listen time: Up to 10 hours
• Talktime: Up to 12 hours
• Standby time: Up to 120 hours
• Weight: 97.7g
• Bluetooth range: 33ft